TERMINAL BALLISTICS STUDIES

Abstract

This report is concerned with five series of terminal ballistics tests conducted with spheres, cylindrical missiles, and scale models. Generally, the tests were aimed at determining how the ricochet and penetration characteristics of a missile are affected by such factors as the impact velocity, impact angle, soil type, and physical and geometrical properties of the missile. The results obtained and reported herein have aided immeasurably in the larger Project Doan Brook objective of designing and developing ar aerial land-mine case that will penetrate the earth and remain buried after being dropped from an aircraft at a low impact angle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1958
Accession Number
AD0146913

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Denington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Bomb Bays
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Experimental Data
  • Explosives
  • General Purpose Bombs
  • Internal Friction
  • Manufacturing
  • Moisture
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Physical Properties
  • Production Engineering
  • Rotation
  • Scale Models
  • Standards
  • Terminal Ballistics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design